Ladislas Kijno (1921-2012) - Composition On Crumpled Paper 1983

Composition by Ladislas Kijno, a major figure in French lyrical abstraction, created in 1983. This work on crumpled paper demonstrates the artist's full plastic maturity, at the crossroads of gesture, sign and spirituality. In a vibrant dialogue between matter and light, Kijno explores the texture of the paper as a true field of symbolic resonance. The deep black structuring the composition is confronted with a palette of red, green and yellow hues that emerge on the surface of the paper, creating an almost telluric dynamic. Crumpled paper, Kijno's emblematic technique, gives the whole a visual density close to the palimpsest, evoking ancient writings, totems or sacred imprints. The work is signed lower right, mounted on a cream background, and presented in a sober frame. Dimensions without frame: 28 cm x 21 cm